Naval mine locations

XabbaRus · 01-01-08, 01:15 PM

Anyone know of any sources that show where WWII naval mines were laid?

Fish · 01-01-08, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

Anyone know of any sources that show where WWII naval mines were laid?

Looking for this?

http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3414.html

Mine fields aren't there, chains has broken, storms fishery.
Belgium and Dutch navy found (and destroyed) 95 mines and aircraft bombs in the North Sea last year only.

Blacklight · 01-01-08, 04:16 PM

I'd imagine that there are still hundreds of those dangerous things still out there floating in or under the sea in those areas that have yet to be found. Makes me wonder if any have ever broken free from their anchors and if there are any out there just wandering the ocean currents just waiting for something to hit it.

Linton · 01-01-08, 04:30 PM

I would be interested to knoww about the position of axis minefields in the central Mediterranean.

Letum · 01-01-08, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

I'd imagine that there are still hundreds of those dangerous things still out there floating in or under the sea in those areas that have yet to be found. Makes me wonder if any have ever broken free from their anchors and if there are any out there just wandering the ocean currents just waiting for something to hit it.

Ohhh! Loads broke free! They exploded on the beaches not far from me when they
washed up. Almost every town here has a deactivated mine that washed ashore,
usualy converted into a charity box. Mostly 1st world war ones.
Plenty more mines where deployed without anchors.

I have no idea if it was used at all, but there was a self deactivating trigger invented
before the 1st world war. It used a chemical reaction to disarm the trigger after sevral
years in sea water or when the anchor broke.

baggygreen · 01-01-08, 10:25 PM

Well,

doesnt GWX have minefields as accurately represented as possible??

Stealth Hunter · 01-01-08, 11:35 PM

There are still hundreds of mines floating around in the ocean from World War I alone. World War II, well, nobody really knows. Could be hundreds, could be thousands. Good fact is most have been found... as far as we know...

baggygreen · 01-01-08, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

There are still hundreds of mines floating around in the ocean from World War I alone. World War II, well, nobody really knows. Could be hundreds, could be thousands. Good fact is most have been found... as far as we know...

we hope!

Letum · 01-02-08, 12:15 AM

I suppose moden subs have some sort of mine detection system right?
Same for modern war ships?

Do large cargo ships have degaussing systems?

jumpy · 01-02-08, 12:36 AM

what about : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort's_Dyke
http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/dum...ath.1173419.jp

interesting stuff.

Letum · 01-02-08, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jumpy

what about : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort's_Dyke
http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/dum...ath.1173419.jp

interesting stuff.

Yikes! Thats a hell of a lot of boom sitting down there.

Fish · 01-03-08, 05:08 PM

And believe me, most fishers will throw them over board as quick as they can.

Kapitan · 01-03-08, 05:31 PM

We had a massive scare down in a place called southend when a mine was found, just off the beach not even a mile out theres a sunken ammunition ship richard montgommery and its full of unexploded ordinance, if that mine detonated (it was found few fundred yards from her) then most of southends window would be gone plus the pier and what ever else was around.

Happy Times · 01-03-08, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

Anyone know of any sources that show where WWII naval mines were laid?

Everything on mine warfare in the Finnish Gulf from 1939-1945 and some extra.

http://users.tkk.fi/~jaromaa/Navygal...ines/mines.htm

swifty · 01-03-08, 11:50 PM

It's quite common for unexploded ordinance to wash ashore here in Florida. I know an officer who was at the receiving end of an unexploded artillery flare. About 15 years ago a round washed ashore and he was one of the first on scene. At this time only the county did not have a bomb squad and the fire department thought it was their responsibility. As he was clearing people from the area the idiot fire chief took an ax to the shell.

It ended up exploding and peppering the officers with calcium phosphide and shrapnel, who was down wind. The fire chief was unharmed.

His first instinct was to jump into the ocean to extinguish the flames. However this only makes the calcium phosphide burn more, it actually can suck the oxygen from the water. He was then transported to nearest hospital. But the nearest burn unit able to give him a mineral oil bath, the only thing that can extinguish the CP, was 120 miles north in Orlando. Now he is still burning so the surgery will not admit him due to the high oxygen content and he is denied air transport to Orlando for the same reason.

So doctors had to pulled out the visible pieces and then finale flew him north when he was finally fully treated.

Now this is where the story would normally end but... After 5 years of healing and rehab, his knee was destroyed, he returned to duty. On the first day back on the job he was the first responder to a building fire and entered the building to save a girl. I not shore of the details but he ended up having to jump out of a 2nd story window and ended up back in the hospital.

From now on he has the nickname Flambo. He is now back on duty and hasn't had any problems with fire since.

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Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	I'd imagine that there are still hundreds of those dangerous things still out there floating in or under the sea in those areas that have yet to be found. Makes me wonder if any have ever broken free from their anchors and if there are any out there just wandering the ocean currents just waiting for something to hit it. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

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Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I would be interested to knoww about the position of axis minefields in the central Mediterranean. __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

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jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	what about : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort's_Dyke http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/dum...ath.1173419.jp interesting stuff. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

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baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Well, doesnt GWX have minefields as accurately represented as possible??

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Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	There are still hundreds of mines floating around in the ocean from World War I alone. World War II, well, nobody really knows. Could be hundreds, could be thousands. Good fact is most have been found... as far as we know...

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Fish Eternal Patrol Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,923 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	And believe me, most fishers will throw them over board as quick as they can.

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Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	We had a massive scare down in a place called southend when a mine was found, just off the beach not even a mile out theres a sunken ammunition ship richard montgommery and its full of unexploded ordinance, if that mine detonated (it was found few fundred yards from her) then most of southends window would be gone plus the pier and what ever else was around. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

01-03-08, 11:50 PM	#15
swifty Soundman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: S. Florida Posts: 141 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	It's quite common for unexploded ordinance to wash ashore here in Florida. I know an officer who was at the receiving end of an unexploded artillery flare. About 15 years ago a round washed ashore and he was one of the first on scene. At this time only the county did not have a bomb squad and the fire department thought it was their responsibility. As he was clearing people from the area the idiot fire chief took an ax to the shell. It ended up exploding and peppering the officers with calcium phosphide and shrapnel, who was down wind. The fire chief was unharmed. His first instinct was to jump into the ocean to extinguish the flames. However this only makes the calcium phosphide burn more, it actually can suck the oxygen from the water. He was then transported to nearest hospital. But the nearest burn unit able to give him a mineral oil bath, the only thing that can extinguish the CP, was 120 miles north in Orlando. Now he is still burning so the surgery will not admit him due to the high oxygen content and he is denied air transport to Orlando for the same reason. So doctors had to pulled out the visible pieces and then finale flew him north when he was finally fully treated. Now this is where the story would normally end but... After 5 years of healing and rehab, his knee was destroyed, he returned to duty. On the first day back on the job he was the first responder to a building fire and entered the building to save a girl. I not shore of the details but he ended up having to jump out of a 2nd story window and ended up back in the hospital. From now on he has the nickname Flambo. He is now back on duty and hasn't had any problems with fire since.